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#C40F2E

#c40f2e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c40f2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 5.88% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.35% magenta, 76.53% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 349.72°, with 85.78% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.1227

Complementary

  1. #c40f2e
  2. #0fc4a5

Split complementary

  1. #c40f2e
  2. #0fc44a
  3. #0f89c4

Analogous

  1. #c40f89
  2. #c40f2e
  3. #c44a0f

Triadic

  1. #c40f2e
  2. #2ec40f
  3. #0f2ec4

Tetradic

  1. #c40f2e
  2. #c4a50f
  3. #0fc4a5
  4. #0f2ec4

Square

  1. #c40f2e
  2. #89c40f
  3. #0fc4a5
  4. #4a0fc4

Monochromatic

  1. #36040d
  2. #7d0a1d
  3. #c40f2e
  4. #ef3051
  5. #f5778d

Shades

#c40f2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40f2e
  2. #b00e29
  3. #9d0c25
  4. #890b20
  5. #76091c
  6. #620817
  7. #4e0612
  8. #3b050e
  9. #270309
  10. #140205
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40f2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40f2e
  2. #ca2743
  3. #d03f58
  4. #d6576d
  5. #dc6f82
  6. #e28797
  7. #e79fab
  8. #edb7c0
  9. #f3cfd5
  10. #f9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40f2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40f2e
  2. #bd1a36
  3. #b6263e
  4. #b03147
  5. #a93c4f
  6. #a24857
  7. #9b535f
  8. #945e67
  9. #8e6970
  10. #877578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #944e52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6f27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e3b2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e582a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d00026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40f2e {
  color: #c40f2e;
}
Background
.bg-c40f2e {
  background-color: #c40f2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40f2e {
  border: 2px solid #c40f2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40f2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 15 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 86% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40f2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40f2e, #c44a0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40f2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 15 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.75 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.96 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.18 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.46 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.74 #3bf0d1 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c40f2e  rgb(196, 15, 46)  hsl(350, 86%, 41%)  Cardinal
#0fc4a5  rgb(15, 196, 165)  hsl(170, 86%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2ec40f  rgb(46, 196, 15)  hsl(110, 86%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0f2ec4  rgb(15, 46, 196)  hsl(230, 86%, 41%)  Persian Blue